a cute place to make stuff ♥

it's been my ♥'s desire for so long now...to be hereon this little blog, to share & encourage...so here we go!

how 'bout a peek into the cuteness of a space where i make stuff?! :)

yes! that means a mess of pictures...make some tea...spend some time :)

i'm blessed to have a hubby who knows a thing or two about tools and such

i show him something on Pinterest

then say "look honey, you could soooo do that right?"

he gives me the look...

the "you're trying to butter me up to get me to make you that" look

:)

so with a grateful ♥ to him...

(1. for building everything in the room himself)

(2. for supporting me and my wild n' crazy dreams)

...come in and see!

this room was originally a formal living room used formally by the previous owners of the house :)we're not really a formal family so it was mainly the room that held the tools & paint (or misc. craft projects:) while we renovated the rest of the house...

hubby made this huge 8'x4' island from scratch :) with my dad...i wanted to have a place to lay out yardage (and a place to have craft night with the girls ♥)it also makes for a lot of storage underneath...big baskets with yarn, batting, and projects in the works...

my idea for the island is to write out some sections from Prov.31 over the entire top

then sand it to look worn...that's on the to-do list :)

these shelves are the plain white cheapies from Target, that we got super cheapie during back to school/college time...the crown molding (top and in between each shelf to hide the seams) & arches were added then painted all gray

just a few close-ups of supplies ♥old mason jars i found at a rummage sale in an old church last summer...i ♥ rummage sales in old churches

this little birdcage houses vintage pillowcases ♥

yellow spray paint + lace trim + a little birdie = cuteness ♥

...an old nails & screws organizer sorts embroidery floss...

simple boxes covered in brown paper

strips of fabric ruffled on my sewing machine got hot glued on each bin...these are all still in need of labels so i remember what's where ...

...this side of the room is where i sew :) hubby built the shelves and table...

the larger bins on top hold patterns, notions and some other things...these too should be labeled, or maybe numbered? table skirt was made from a shower curtain from TJ Maxxa cornice over the window is in the same print

still trying to figure out what to do for window treatments...

would like to keep it light but it's a huge window on the front of the house

so privacy is a must too... window treatments are tough to figure :)

the lighting is hubby's workmanship ...i'm seeing burlap - lace -or felt flowers all around the base of the shades? i can't decide...

i could do a whole separate post for all the inspiration! if you scoot over to my pinterest boards, you'll see the "studio" board with most of the ideas i applied in my space, i bet you can pick out a bunch of 'em :)

i'm also dreaming about what to put in my little etsy shop...i want to fill it to the brim with lots of Sugar n' Spice ♥you can see how empty is it by clicking on the the link in the sidebar :(i have a ton of ideas rolling around in my head! just want to choose the best ones...

that's my little world of crafting goodness ♥ hope you like it! come back and make stuff with me :)

272 comments:

What the what the what???????? I do believe this is my absolute, hands down, most favorite ever craft room I have ever seen! I'm so not kidding! I think I need to share this with others!! So many incredible details...some I might steal since I'm currently working on my own craft room. But it is not even CLOSE to this rockin awesomeness! I need to come back and look at it again. So can I feature you? Seriously, this beyond the craft room of my dreams!!!!!!

This room is absolutely stunning!! So much so that I am your newest follower!!! Our spare room which was just hours away from being complete may end up a little differently now.... we shall see! Trust me it may cause my husband to cringe because graduation is only 2 weeks away and I am trying to finish ALL projects before then! Once again absolutely stunning room and such an inspiration!!

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!! This is soooo awesome!! Can I come over, I don't care if I have to drive across the United States! I just want to sit at your table and stare at all your amazing crafty goodness. Can we be best buds?

i'm in absolute LOVE with every single little detail from your studio - I'm just beginning to revamp mine and you've inspired me sooooo much! so glad I've found your blog. I must find a turquoise vintage typewriter and hoop up some of my vintage sheet fabric! Right Now!

Would love to have ya pop by for a visit over at our place anytime. xo

cool place to get crafty in. Your hubby is a genious and you too for thinking it all up (with pinterest of course.) love that site...wondering if you can tell me where you got that 3 tiered metal (pen) holder...I need one for all my pens too --- haven't found one I love yet...

thanks for sharing - your space is truly cool - just became your newest follower...be back again soon.

This is such a great room! I love all your organization!! I'd love to hear more about how you organized each area..what a great room. I am just trying to make a craft cupboard, but much of your "big scale" things I can get ideas for my small scale crafting! Great job!

Hello Jaime, just found you on Pinterest (following) and signed on as a Friend to your beautiful blog! I'm am just speachless over your craft room and how well organized and BEAUTIFUL everything is! Loved your idea of putting a dress pattern on your sewing table, ruffled fabric baskets are great for storage and so pretty! Wow! So many ideas! Thank you so much!

girls girls girls!! i am so overwhelmingly blessed by all of you! & your sweetness to me...i'm so glad you love my humble little space...i can't wait to have more fun with you guys! come back to peek in on me soon...much loves to everyone ♥

Oh this is so fantastic! I am pinning this to my own studio inspiration board and can't wait to check out yours :) So organized and yet artfully done with lovely thoughtful touches throughout. I love the giant chalkboard wall with the pennant banner...who am I kidding I Love EVERYTHING! I got really excited when I saw the complete family sewing book on your bookshelf. I have the same book thrifted a year ago (someday it will actually teach me to sew). Such a beautiful space thanks for sharing it!

This is truly beautiful! My hubby and I are in the process of buying a house where I will finally have my own craft room. I'm definitely taking notes. Thanks so much for sharing this! I love all of the vintage touches.

OMG this is THE most amazing craft room I have ever laid eyes on. You are an amazingly talented lady!I'm going to have to pinch a couple of your ideas methinks lol. I'm not really a fan of banners but I love your one.The table is a masterpiece, I would never have thought to do that.My craft room is due for a spruce up (it's completely bare) so I hope to incorporate some of your vision.Did you pre-plan all of this or make it up as you went along?

WOW! First off, I am turning green with envy. . . What a beautiful space! You and your husband are incredibly talented to have created it. I don't have a spare room for crafting, but if I did, I would want it o look just like this! Iam your newest follower and I see a very bright future for your blog and your Etsy shop!

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Wow! This room is more than amazing. My family and I just moved into a new home (my blog inactivity is really starting to creep up on me) and the basement is going to be my sewing and crafty goodness area. That table alone is enough to make me drool. I have a ton of obsticles like ugly blue cement walls, harsh lighting, exposed beams (not the pretty kind) and possible flooding...but I am determined and your beautiful room has motivated me!

Thanks and I look forward to following along.Shanna of mommacdesigns.blogspot.com

Wow. First... ADORE the name of your blog! How wonderful is THAT!!! Two... Hands down the BEST craft room I have EVER seen! How in the world do you work in there??? I'd be afraid I'd mess it up! LOL! Absolutely gorgeous! You are beyond talented and I'm now following. Can't wait to see what else you do!

I think this is the MOST AMAZING craft room I have EVER seen!!! Cudos to your hubby for all his handiwork as well!! I just want to leave work right now and get home to work on my alreay-started craft room. I have bookmarked your page to come visit often! Thank you so very much for sharing your super-duper wonderful ideas!!!

I think this is the MOST AMAZING craft room I have EVER seen!!! Cudos to your hubby for all his handiwork as well!! I just want to leave work right now and get home to work on my alreay-started craft room. I have bookmarked your page to come visit often! Thank you so very much for sharing your super-duper wonderful ideas!!!

We also have no use for a formal living room and this gives me tons of inspiration for the space! I am curious - where did you get the white fabric bins? I looked online, but did not see anything very similar. Thanks and looking forward to following your new blog :)

Oh. My. Word. Seriously. I adore this on so many levels. And your new blog is adorable too. Yes, please keep blogging and I'll gladly keep reading! Thanks for stopping by my little blog as well!Jenny @ Notes from the Plumb Tree

Found you thru Pinterest! (Now following with RSS, too.)(and yes, I am a parenthesis girl too, lol!) LOVE (see, there are some uses for caps) the craft room, and I have to ask - is there any way you or hubby would consider a tutorial for the craft table? (the 4x8 one. I am in the process of building my room, too, and your table is just what I was looking for but couldn't find. I want to ditch what I started with and start over! My hubby is willing to build one, but says he would need measurements and/or plans. (and, is willing to pay - lol, maybe you could add to your Etsy shop!) Either way, love the room; thanks for sharing with us, and I will be spreading you even farther out on Pinterest! (Lisa Rollins on Pinterest)

What a cute blog you have! I absolutely love your craft room. I'm in the middle of planning a sewing room overhaul of my own, so it's nice to see what you did with yours. I'm enjoying looking through your pinterest boards too and will be following you. So glad to find your blog!

Amazing space!! I especially love the center table with the huge baskets for storage underneath -- and all your rainbow-ordered jars with ribbons and notions....and how handy to have the measuring tape laminated into your sewing table top! Genius!

Found you through EverythingEtsy.com...I agree with everyone here that this is hands down one of the most amazing craft rooms I have ever seen. You just gave me a TON of inspiration and ideas! Love.It.

Hi Alison :) i'm thinking you mean the metal tiered tray? that happened to be a gift i received from Pottery Barn last summer sometime...but i know there are a bunch of tutorials on Pinterest if you wanted to make your own! fun!♥ much love

Beautiful! I have seen a lot of crafty spaces, but I think I like this one the best. It is completely functional and not too frilly that I can just get to work. My husband & I just purchased an outdoor building to use for an office/craft room(our home has no extra space). We have to finish the inside and design our personal spaces. I want to have separate stations for sewing & crafting and give my daughter an art station. This room is very close to what I had in mind. Of course mine will be on a smaller scale.

Hi, Jaime! Looks like your wonderful crafty room was a big hit with everyone! Every little detail you put into it was well worth it... it's perfect!! I posted this on Bella Nest's Facebook page. I'm your newest fan. Please stop by bellanest.blogspot.com any time! It's so great to meet other Christians in blogland. Blessings to you!

Absolutely ADORABLE down to the tiniest detail!! LOVE it!! So darling!! Hope you can link this up at my brand new Trendy Tuesday party going on right now!! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2012/05/trendy-tuesday-1.html

one of the best I've seen....the table is such a great idea for 2 reasons....sharing the creative juices and it's easier on your back! Thanks for sharing and inspiring. I love the Probverb quote, it's going on my living room chalkboard tomorrow.

I'm new to your blog, but I will definitely be coming back! (I found you through Tatertots & Jello) Thank you for sharing your amazing craft room. I have a formal room at the front of the house that we NEVER use. Meanwhile my bedroom is getting taken over with all my craft supplies. I love so many things in your craft room, but I have to say that the shower curtain from TJ Maxx blew my mind! lol You reminded me that I need to think outside the box and that you can repurpose anything! This space is such an inspiration!

This room has me giddy, giddy, giddy! I woke my husband up from a snooze to show it to him and to tell him that we were doing something like this---ASAP! I have a spring in my step with this new inspiration! We measured and sketched and believe it or not, I think we can achieve it by re-purposing and reusing much of what we already have. I can't wait to have a crafting spot for my girls and I that is integrated into my own sewing studio. I think the use of your "Formal Living Room" for this space shows that we all could stand to rethink how we use the rooms in our house to meet our own needs today.

Oh! My! Goodness!! I love, love, love this crafting area. It makes me just a bit jealous! :o)What a lot of hard work went into this creation.I will be pinning this so that someday I am able to recreate it in my own home. Thanks for sharing!(Stopping by from Trendy Tuesday.)

I have an Ikea desk that was in my old craft room that doesn't work in my new house because of the color (I want the new craft room to be all white). I was thinking about covering the top with paper, fabric, whatever... anything to hide that light Ikea "wood". Think I could do that and use the polyurethane? I just want to make sure it stands up to me dragging all my different sewing/serger/embroidery machines across it ;)

hi Chrystyna!it should work fine! my table top was also all wood...i used Mod Podge to glue down the actual pattern paper, then did many coats of poly (probably 5-6) over it for that very same reason...endurance! since those machines are heavy :)

This is the best craft room I have ever seen, hands down! I had never thought about having a big table like that for girls' craft nights, but it's such an amazing idea. I can't wait to go see what you have pinned on Pinterest! Thanks so much for sharing your space and for giving us all inspiration.

Jennifer! the chalkboard was actually from a yard sale! can you believe it?? a retired teacher who was having the sale just wanted to get rid of it...she sold it to me for $5.00!! ...that was a super fun day i remember coming home with it in my van to a very surprised look on my hubby's face! haha! (but he should know me by now right??) I'm so glad you came by!much love ♥

What a wonderful room!! Your hubby is a gem and the two of you together are AWESOME! Ya'll turned a boring living room into a crafter's dream. The only thing I would put on your hubby's to do list is to put French Doors looking into this great room!! Enjoy it!

I will echo what everyone else has said already that this is an amazing job on a craft room!!!! You have such a great eye for adding cute accents without it being overwhelming! I am in awe and will use some of these ideas as I am redoing my craft space. Thanks for such beautiful inspiration!

Oh wow! What a beautiful room! I can't say what's my favourite bit as I love it all:) Would you possibly be able to link it up to my craftspace link party? http://www.blossomandsnowflakes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/craft-space-link-party-please-join-in.html?m=1

Just found your blog and happened upon your post!! Love love love your room!! What a wonderful place to create it!! Just fabulous. I will be pinning this one to my craft room board, hope it gets you a few more looks!!!

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!!!! I am sooooooo stinkin' jealous of this room (and your hubby) right now I could die!! I am smack dab in the middle of redoing my craft room and feel so inadequate. Okay this has totally ramped up the idea wheel in my head. I so wish I had somebody to build a table like that for me. What an amazing, amazing, amazing job!Stopping over from Funky Junk!!

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! You and your hubs have done the most amazing, fantastic and wonderful transformation I have ever seen in my entire life! You both have a lot to be proud of. My hubs built a table for me and was actually going to take over the sun room in our home, but I wound up moving into the guest bedroom. Seeing your post makes me think I should go with the original thought and move everything back out into the main area of the house! Wow! I am utterly speechless! Thank you so much for sharing. I see inspiration everywhere!

Hi Jaime! You have the most beautiful crafting space I have ever seen! It must be such a joy for you to work in there. You did a beautiful job of combining your inspiration things into a space uniquely your own. Thank you for sharing all these beautiful photos.

Fun, functional and oh so pretty. Thanks for sharing your beautiful room and providing so much inspiration. I'm sure you will have lots of fun in there. Our 4th upstairs (and smallest) bedroom is my hobby room and while it is small I love creative storage.

amazing, amazing and so organized! oh how I wish my space looked half as good as this-but someday it will :) I love all the bright colors, chalkboard labels-makes me wanna come do crafts there! great job!

This is absolutely INCREDIBLE! I am soooooo jealous and would absolutely LOOOOOOVE to have a place like this to create! But I'm feeling inspired to at least make some pretty little improvements to my little space because I just love yours so much! Gorgeous!! : )

A_M-A-Z-I-N-G Room!! You could be snowed in for weeks and have everything you need righ at hand.

That old blue Smith Corona, is just like one I go for my birthday when I was 9!! What a memory! I think my mother bought it for me because she could not read my handwriting! (In truth I was a lefy that the nuns turned into a righty. No wonder!)

What a great accomplishment you have created! (My studio is a mess since I am always painting it it! I wouldn't dare have it inside of my home.)

Small House / Big Sky Donnahttp://smallhouseunderabigsky.wordpress.com

Hi Bj :)my hubs & my dad made the table, it's all from their heads :) i described it a little more in detail in the post...the plans for it are also under my "make" page...thanks for stoppin' by!♥ loves

Thanks for sharing your room. It is a great inspiration! I want to recreate your "simple boxes covered in brown paper." Can you share more about how you did them? Did you use a cereal box? What does the opening look like?

I can't add anything that hasn't already been said-I am now a follower and I am going to pinterest and like your boards. my room is pale in comparison-wish I could wiggle my nose and transport your ideas to my room! thanks for sharing-you are one lucky woman, but you probably already know that.

What a great room!! I am so jealous! I am curious about the paper bag covered boxes.. What kind of boxes? And did you just put your supplies in there?I wish I had the space you have! Thank you for sharing

any sturdy cereal or cardboard box will do! as long as you can find the amount you need all in the same size :) Target 1$ bins have the cardboard magazine files that can be recovered with your choice of pretty paper (that's exactly what mine look like when you pull them out - magazine files)...the boxes hold my paper stash...hope this helps!♥loves

HOLY COW! I'm so bowled over by the fabulousness of this craft room. This should be published in a magazine. Wow. Love the jars with colorful ribbon! If you want to share this at my link par-tay, I'd love to feature you this Friday in my favorites! Here's the link: http://www.michellelunt.com/2012/07/fabulous-friday-link-party-28.html

I really don't know where to start! There is SO much I love about this room! Just want to scoop it up and take it home with me for my craft room ;) LOVE! And thank you for some inspirations for my in-progress 'woMAN cave."

What a beautiful craft room!!! I've been planning mine & have been searching and by far this one is the nicest. Love the island in the middle and basket underneath...too bad my 'future room' is too small to have something like that but my search continues. Congrats to your hubby...for a job well done!

Thank you for linking to my par-tay Jamie! It was my pleasure to feature you today in my Fabulous Friday Favorites. Please feel free to take an "I Was Featured" button & I hope you'll come back again next Friday!

OH...MY...WORD!!!I am beyond speechless!This is truly the coolest craft room ever and I WISH it was mine!!!You and your hubby are both very talented!So happy I found you through Amy's blog (Mod Podge Rocks).I am a forever fan and follower!<3Lisalisastuf.blogspot.com

I've added this to my Pinterest Sewing Studios page. http://pinterest.com/mrscrumpet/sewing-studio/Your room is charming and has such a consistent retro vision. You are lucky to have such a skilled hubby! Beautiful!

I love your craft room! Everything is so adorable and perfect! .. I have a super random question.. How did you get all the heart symbols in your Pinterest board titles???? Goodness, I've been sitting here trying to figure out to make the hearts and can't figure it out! .. I think it's my laptop's keyboard, and not me lol.. I know how to make the heart in facebook.. but that's different.. Any help?? :)

Hi Jessica!you can make the heart symbol anytime you're typing, by holding down the Alt key while pushing the number 3 key on the number pad...i do know when i use my hubby's laptop it doesn't work :( thinking it's because it has to be an actual keyboard with the number pad...hope this helps! thanks for the sweet visit :) ♥ much love

Ya, that doesn't work for my laptop- sad face! I was seriously searching all over the web to try to get it to work, then I randomly highlighted and copied a heart and pasted and it totally worked! haha!! All that searching too.. goodness.. And I totally copycatted your pinterest board hearts idea hehe :) Your pinterest collections are awesome! I've been going through them for days! Great ideas!

Oh my gosh! What a gorgeous craft room!!!! I just love that sewing table and your big work table! Everything is so beautifully organized and color coordinated! You are sooo talented!! Thank you for all the wonderful ideas, I'm sure I will be using some! You should design craft rooms for people. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos.Pam

Wow. My craft room which is in reno mode right now is going to be about 1/10th the size of yours....how am I going to fit all of the new great ideas that are buzzing through my head now, into it?? I love this space. I've pinned it to dream over and possibly try some stuff later :) Thanks for sharing.

I have serious craft room envy!!! I love all the pretty organisation ideas! I have got my buttons stored by colour in little jars but think I may have to steal your idea and do my ribbons now too :) Thanks for sharing xx

Hi Amanda!I'm not sure if you could buy arches? we did make them, using one inch pine board... my hubby traced the arch shape onto the wood using a paper template (that we drew) then he cut it out with a jigsaw... the wood was measured to fit the inside of the bookcase, so whatever your measurements are you could apply it to your lumber ... hope this helps!

This is the best craft room EVER!! I don't have a space this big but I will definitely use some of these ideas in the space I have! It would be so much fun to have a big island like that for friend to come over and work on projects! Love, love, love your space!Robin

I absolutely positively LOVE your craft room. Wish I could have one like that here, but there just isn't the space.

I do have some suggestions for window treatments though. First you mentioned that you want to keep the light but have some privacy. The first thought that comes to mind would be sheers, for a more updated look perhaps you could use cheesecloth, a fine tulle, or gauze-like fabric. Another option would be to use something like Gallery Glass Clear Frost, or something else what will give the window a texture. There is an old standby of textured clear contact paper placed on the window, which works extremely well for privacy in the bathroom.

I love your space!! I wish I could have something as awesome as this.What is the dimensions of your sewing table? I'm making one myself and I'm totally stealing the idea of using a pattern modpodged onto the top!.